Brian Walker v. Tim Ryals

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 23, 2025
• Docket: 24-1349
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1349 ___________________________

Brian Lee Walker

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Tim Ryals, Sheriff, Faulkner County; Chad Wooley, Chief Deputy, Faulkner County Sheriff's Office; Jonathan Barnat, Corporal, Faulkner County Detention Center; Douglas Huett, Officer, Faulkner County Detention Center

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ____________

Submitted: March 24, 2025 Filed: April 23, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Brian Walker appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of partial summary judgment and adverse jury verdict in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful review of the record and Walker’s arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Jessie v. Potter, 516 F.3d 709, 712 (8th Cir. 2008) (de novo review of grant of summary judgment); Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Wade, 485 F.3d 1032, 1035 (8th Cir. 2007) (abuse of discretion review of decision on spoliation sanction); Lawrey v. Good Samaritan Hosp., 751 F.3d 947, 952 (8th Cir. 2014) (abuse of discretion review of decision on motion in limine); see also Westcott v. Crinklaw, 133 F.3d 658, 662 (8th Cir. 1998) (absent exceptional circumstances, adequacy of jury verdict must first be presented to trial court in motion for new trial to preserve issue for review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Joe J. Volpe, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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